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Webster 1913 Edition


Baffling

Baf′fling

(băf′flĭng)
,
Adj.
Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting;
as,
baffling
currents, winds, tasks
.
–
Baff′ling-ly
,
adv.
–
Baff′ling-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Baffling

BAF'FLING

,
ppr.
Eluding by shifts, and turns, or by stratagem; defeating; confounding. A baffling wind, among seamen, is one that frequently shifts, from one point to another.